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Monaghan Intermediate Football Championship
Monaghan Intermediate Football Championship
Code	Gaelic football
Region	Monaghan (GAA)
Trophy	Paddy O'Rourke Cup
No. of teams	10
Title holders	Doohamlet O'Neills (4th title)
Sponsors	McElvaneys Waste & Recycling
Official website	Monaghan GAA

The Monaghan Intermediate Football Championship (often referred to as the Monaghan IFC for short or the McElvaney's Waste & Recycling Intermediate Football Championship for sponsorship reasons) is an annual Gaelic football competition contested by mid-tier Monaghan GAA clubs.

Qualification for subsequent competitions

Ulster Intermediate Club Football Championship

The Monaghan IFC winner qualifies for the Ulster Intermediate Club Football Championship. It is the only team from County Monaghan to qualify for this competition. The Monaghan IFC winner may enter the Ulster Intermediate Club Football Championship at either the preliminary round or the quarter-final stage. For example, 2019 winner Magheracloone Mitchells won the Ulster IFC final.^[2] This was the first appearance by the Monaghan IFC winning club in an Ulster final since Donaghmoyne lost to Tyrone GAA club Pomeroy Plunketts in 2016.^[3] It was also the first Ulster IFC final win for a Monaghan club since 2013 winner Truagh Gaels.^[4]

All-Ireland Intermediate Club Football Championship

The Monaghan IFC winners — by winning the Ulster Intermediate Club Football Championship — may qualify for the All-Ireland Intermediate Club Football Championship, at which it would enter at the semi-final stage, providing it hasn't been drawn to face the British champions in the quarter-finals. For example, 2013 winner Truagh Gaels won the All-Ireland final at Croke Park.^[5] Likewise 2005 winner Inniskeen Grattans.

Monaghan Senior Football Championship

Each year, the winning club is promoted — alongside the Monaghan Intermediate Football League (IFL) winner — and competes in the following year's Monaghan Senior Football Championship. No relegation from the IFC exists, with the two lowest finishing teams in the IFL instead being relegated to the junior ranks for the following year.^[6]

Trophy

The winning club receives the Paddy O'Rourke Cup, named after the Inniskeen Grattans clubman who served in various positions within club and county boards.^[7]

Format

The competition uses a double-elimination format up until the semi-final stage, which is knockout.^[6]

Ten teams enter the competition, with four teams drawn into the Preliminary Round and the remaining six teams into Round 1A. The winners of the preliminary round game play each other in Round 1A, making up the fourth game in that round. The four winners in Round 1A then progress to Round 2A. At this stage, the four teams are drawn in two matches, with the two winners progressing to the Semi-Final stage.

The losers enter the 'back-door' route, with the two Preliminary Round losers, and three of the four Round 1A losers entering Round 1B. As five teams are eligible for Round 1B, one team receives a bye to Round 2B, with the remaining four teams drawn in two matches. The two winners of the Round 1B games progress to Round 2B, and joining them in Round 2B is the loser of the Round 1A clash involving the preliminary round winners. At this stage, again, the four teams are drawn in two matches with the two winners progressing to Round 3, where they face the losers of the Round 2A games. In Round 3, the four teams are drawn in two matches, with the two winners progressing to the Semi-Final stage.

List of recent finals

Year	Winner	Score	Runner-up	Venue
2000	Inniskeen Grattans		Emyvale
2001	Ballybay		Tyholland
2002	Sean McDermotts		Carrickmacross
2003	Aghabog		Doohamlet
2004	Ballybay		Tyholland
2005	Inniskeen Grattans		Doohamlet
2006	Carrickmacross		Monaghan Harps
2007	Tyholland	2-09 - 1-09	Truagh
2008	Ballybay	0-15 - 0-08	Donaghmoyne
2009^[8]	Monaghan Harps	1-10 (13) – (10) 0-10	Drumhowan	Clontibret
2010^[9]	Doohamlet O'Neill's	3-09 (18) – (09) 1-06	Tyholland	Clontibret
2011^[10]	Carrickmacross Emmets	1-11 (14) – (10) 1-07	Corduff Gaels	Clontibret
2012^[11]	Doohamlet O'Neills	0-12 (12) – (11) 1-08	Tyholland	Clontibret
2013	Truagh Gaels	1-14 (17) – (14) 1-11	Tyholland	Clontibret
2014^[12]	Inniskeen Grattans	0-11 (11) – (10) 1-07	Donaghmoyne Fontenoys	Clontibret
2015^[13]	Doohamlet O'Neill's	1-11 (14) – (12) 0-12	Carrickmacross Emmets	Castleblayney
2016^[14]	Donaghmoyne Fontenoys	0-10 (10) – (09) 1-06	Rockcorry	Clontibret
2017^[15]	Carrickmacross Emmets	3-12 (21) – (11) 1-08	Aughnamullen Sarsfields	Inniskeen
2018^[16]	Doohamlet O'Neills	0-09 (09) – (08) 0-08	Sean McDermotts	Clontibret
2019	Magheracloone Mitchells	2-17 (23) – (15) 1-12	Donaghmoyne Fontenoys	Inniskeen
2020	Monaghan Harps	1-16 (19) – (16) 2-10	Cremartin	Clones
2021	Donaghmoyne		Aughnamullen
2022^[17]	Corduff Gaels	2-04 (10) – (9) 0-09	Magheracloone Mitchells	Inniskeen

Wins listed by club

	Team	Winners	Years	Runner-up	Years
1	Doohamlet O'Neills	4	2018, 2015, 2012, 2010	2	2005, 2003
	Inniskeen Grattans		2014, 2005, 2000, 1994	1	1998
	Monaghan Harps		2020, 2009, 1999, 1990	2	2006, 1994
2	Carrickmacross Emmets	3	2017, 2011, 2006	2	2015, 2002
	Donaghmoyne Fontenoys		2021, 2016, 1996	3	2019, 2014, 2008
	Ballybay		2008, 2004, 2001
3	Sean McDermotts	1	2002	1	2018
	Tyholland		2007	6	2013, 2012, 2010, 2004, 2001, 1999
	Truagh Gaels		2013	1	2007
	Magheracloone Mitchells		2019	1	2022
	Corduff Gaels		2022	1	2011
N/A	Aughnamullen Sarsfields	2	2021, 2017
	Rockcorry	1	2016
	Drumhowan	1	2009
	Cremartin	1	2020